Beaverton, Hillsboro Students Eligible For Congressional App Challenge

BEAVERTON, OR —Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-1st) has announced that middle school and high school students who reside or attend school in her congressional district are eligible for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge (CAC).

In the annual competition, individuals or teams are asked to submit online an original app for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice. They also are asked to provide a YouTube or VIMEO video demo explaining their app and what they learned through this competition process.

According to the CAC website, each Challenge is district-specific and participating U.S. Representatives will publicly recognize the winning teams. Each winning app also may be put on display in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Additional prizes may be available.

"The Congressional App Challenge is a competition for middle and high school students to engage their creativity and participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education fields," Bonamici's office said in a statement.

Bonamici's office added that the competition allows students to engage in the fields of coding and computer science.

The Congressional Internet Caucus initiates the annual Challenge and the nonprofit Internet Education Foundation provides supplemental staffing and support, according to the CAC website.

The website said that in the first seven years of the Challenge, over 40,000 students across all 50 states have participated.

The Challenge submission period begins on Friday and lasts until Nov. 1.

To enter the Challenge, students must create an account on the Congressional App Challenge website under Bonamici's profile. All entries must be original in concept, design and execution, according to competition organizers.

Just two of the state's five congressional districts are participating in this year's Challenge. The 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican Cliff Bentz, is the other.